The Generic Drugs Forum is an annual, two-day event that offers attendees the opportunity to hear from FDA subject matter experts from every part of the generic drug assessment program. The goal of the forum is to provide information to aid potential and current applicants by offering practical advice and taking a deep dive into the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) assessment process.

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Venue

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD, 20852-2785
Phone: (301) 822-9200

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Hotel Information

You may reserve your guest room by calling the hotel directly at (301) 822-9200 and ask to be added to the “FDA Generic Drugs Forum” room block, or use this link to reserve online. The room block will close on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, or when the block is full, so don’t delay, reserve your room now! You will be responsible for reserving and paying for your own room accommodation. Please be mindful of the hotel’s policy regarding cancellations and early checkout. Check-in: 3:00 p.m. Checkout: 12:00 p.m.

Transportation & Parking

• North Bethesda (formerly White Flint) Metro Station – 100 steps from hotel
• Day of Event Parking – $10 in the Conference Center Garage at 5928 Executive Boulevard, North Bethesda, MD 20852 (then follow signs to Conference Center)
• Overnight Hotel Guest Parking: $23/per car, per night at Marriott Hotel Parking Lot: 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD
• Other paid parking garages nearby:
• Colonial Parking Garage (459 ft. from hotel): 8200 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814
• Garage 35 – Woodmont (0.1 miles from hotel): 7730 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 – Entrances: Woodmont Ave. & Old Georgetown Rd.
• Garage 40 – Cordell-St. Elmo (0.3 miles from hotel): 4935 St. Elmo Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 – Entrances: St. Elmo Avenue and Cordell Avenue
• See more information on the hotel’s Overview page

Dining

Please view the hotel’s Dining page for information on the food choice in the hotel.

Networking Opportunity

A networking opportunity is available for on-site attendees during the conference. The networking event will be held in the Fialova Bar at the hotel. This is an optional self-pay event.

Recording Disclosure

This event will be recorded and made available to the public after its conclusion. Any information shared publicly by participants during the event will become part of that recording. This includes the verbal questions and answers sessions.

For Reasonable Accommodations

If special accommodations at the workshop are needed due to a disability, please email CDERSBIA@fda.hhs.gov at least 7 days in advance of the workshop date. Requests for sign language interpretation or Computer Aided Realtime Translation (CART)/captioning should be made 2 weeks in advance of the workshop and should be sent directly to the FDA Interpreting Services Staff email account: interpreting.services@oc.fda.gov.